Paul Roberts

Connor Ohlson's 15:40 from 2019 stands as the No. 5 time from the St. Vrain XC Course...

The Stutler Twilight Invitational is loaded with top-tier talent from across the stat...

Erik Le Roux is the fastest freshman over the past decade....

Three future 800 state champions, side by side......

Tanner Norman had the advantage of running under the lights in Pueblo, he had the dis...

When it comes to a four-year career posted over the last 10 years, nobody matches the...

Paul Roberts was Colorado's most recent top ten finisher at Foot Locker Nationals in ...

Brie Oakley dominated the field in 2016, running to the largest-ever margin of victor...

Paul Roberts' time from 2015 ranks as the top Colorado mark on the Kenosha course in ...

The same Denver North girls who staked out an intimidating early lead at the St. Vrai...

Cole Sprout's 14:48.6 this fall stands as the fastest Colorado time ever on the Grand...

Isaac Roberts' second-place finish helped keep Lyons in the familiar position of firs...

Paul Roberts owns the top two all-time marks on the Polson Ranch course....

Cerake Geberkidane's 15:15 on this course has been matched only by Paul Roberts and b...

Paul Roberts owns the top time, so far, on the new configuration of the Norris Penros...

Paul Roberts takes the top place on the awards stand for Junior Men at the USATF Cros...

Paul Roberts followed up a solid freshman cross country campaign with a DII-nation-le...

Paul Roberts' fifth-place finish at Foot Locker last year was the top finish for a Co...

Paul Roberts is the lone Colorado athlete to break 15 minutes on the Kenosha course i...

Paul Roberts holds Colorado's best-ever mark on the course with a 14:52. Photo by Ala...

Check out the top 100 boys performances all-time in the MileSplit database for the Ri...

And he's got a kick...

Few meets in the state have seen a sub-15:20. The current St. Vrain has seen four of ...

Andrew Vigil didn't always get the same recognition as teammate Garrett Quintana, but...

Pick me, pick me!...

Gallian Roberts takes flight over a hurdle. Photos by Jeff McCoy....

Ben Kelley reveals some of the excitement of an approaching finish line with nobody c...

Where hurdles are concerned, Alyssa Valko is accustomed to running from the front of ...

Brianna Van Vleet has tied the 2A all-time long jump mark this season. She takes a sh...

Kiana Gomez dominated the 100 hurdles early in the meet. Photo by Ben Hershelman....

Brandon Pappas is doing very well with late-hour 800s this season, winning last night...

Brock Knechtel had a PR of nearly 18 feet to claim the Boulder County discus title. C...

Matt McDonald's 4:21.08 1600 was one of the best Colorado performances of the weekend...

Paul Roberts takes a step away from pursuing the Colorado all-time 3200 record this w...

Brendon Klaseen gives Cedaredge the kind of threat at 800 meters they've never had be...

For a few moments, it appeared Paxton Smith was on the verge of pulling off the upset...

Last year's Longmont Invitational Boys 3200 was but a mere foreshadowing of what this...

Heidi Beier only had a scattering of marks last spring, but has already commanded not...

Paul Roberts figures to be taking aim at the state 3200 meter record this spring. Pho...

With guys emerging like Austin Katzer in the triple jump, Paonia seems poised to rejo...

Paul Roberts is recognized as the male high school athlete of 2015 by the Colorado Sp...

Paul Roberts and Katie Rainsberger found exceptionally tough competition at this year...

Katie Rainsberger and Paul Roberts take a spin around the Great Edinburgh XC course. ...

Two of the best Colorado has ever had in high school cross country are set the repres...

Paul Roberts and Katie Rainsberger have a little bit of cross country left in their s...

Katie Rainsberger's was all smiles at the finish line of NXN 2015. Photo by Ashley Gr...

Paul Roberts used a mid-race surge to pick off approximately half of the field en rou...

Kayla Young joins 39 more of the top female runners in the nation to compete at Foot ...

Readying for the challenge. All photos by Ashley Green....

For Paxton Smith and Vista Nation, Saturday is a long-awaited and much dreamed about ...

Paul Roberts set a new standard for Colorado boys at Nike XC Southwest this fall. Pho...

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Dart Schwaderer was the first Colorado boy to qualify to NXN as an individual. Colora...

Lauren Gregory and Paul Roberts doubled their West Coast fun for December by earning ...

Ben Butler's near miss at last weekend's NXR-SW could be stoking the fires of his mot...

Nearing the one mile mark, the eventual winners had not yet emerged at the front of t...

Joseph Manilafasha, a two-time state champion and one of the best the state has ever ...

Running the gauntlet of spectators. Photo by Alan Versaw....

Casey Clinger trades strides with a few co-leaders at a very early stage of the boys ...

Listed here are Colorado's commits for the early signing period for track and field!...

Paul Roberts, Tanner Norman, and Ben Butler will be representing Colorado's top three...

Paul Roberts recently became Colorado's first boys four-time state champion. Photo by...

Not only did Paul Roberts win 2A this year, but he ran (easily) the fastest time in a...

If you wondered why Ben Butler put his hands to his face at the end of the 3A Boys ra...

4-Time Colorado State Champion Paul Roberts talks about his state title, China, natio...

Plotting Devilish deeds. Photo by Alan Versaw....

Mae Anderson finds her race face back after a slip exiting the creek. Photo by Jeff M...

Miguel Baltazar exemplified an Alamosa effort that kept both feet beneath them until ...

Joel Such ran mostly injury-free this year to his third state medal in four years, he...

It's an almost entirely new course with a completely different start than last year. ...

10 questions just begging to be answered......

Nate Fedel hasn't come in for a lot of publicity east of the Continental Divide, but ...

Jack Plantz leads with a little push from Ro Paschal early in Friday's 2A regional at...

Cerake Geberkidane shares the top time on the current configuration of the Lyons cour...

Stand clear!...

For anyone hoping to upend Lyons at state, Landon Milbrath made that scenario look a ...

Bryan Hird has been at or near the top of his class since his freshman year. Still is...

Things get a little intense around a Salida finish line. Photo by Sarah Hudelson....

Very early in the girls race, it was the battle of Douglas County, but that quickly n...

Will Handley's second-place finish was a key piece in the stunning Timpanogos upset a...

Catherine Liggett broke to a lead early and dominated the gold race at Saturday's Rim...

Emily Cranny earned her first cross country meet title on Wednesday, taking the RE-1J...

Lake City offers scenic and remote solitude as part of its cross country meet experie...

Kyra Hanson picked up her debut high school meet title this weekend at Platte Valley....

One of the big differences for Salida this season has been the emergence of Seth Mino...

Paul Roberts at 15:18 and Ben Butler at 15:29 made for an outstanding race in the hea...

A lot of eyes will be fixed on the spectacle when the paths of Ben Butler and Paul Ro...

It's the week that requires no introduction (but, we'll give it one, anyway)! Photo b...

It wasn't long into Taylor Stack's high school career before he was chewing courses u...

Paxton Smith enters his senior season as the leader of Vista Nation, and it promises ...

Paul Roberts comes back off of last year with the #1 returning cross country time, #3...

Here are the rankings of the top 100 fastest boys in the Foot Locker Midwest region...

Joel Such should be back healthy for Lyons this fall, signaling bad news for the Mile...

Joel Such, seeming free from injury once again, had little trouble putting away the f...

400 meter specialist Bryce Klaseen is part of a very strong returning roster in 2016 ...

Merino's Jorden Jole capped off a solid high school career with a state title at 800 ...

A massive collection of stunning images from state track, 2015. Photo by Ashley Green...

It took Paul Roberts a while to drop the stubborn resistance from Corey Lewenkamp, bu...

You complete event-by-event guide to the 2A boys state team title race, and to seeing...

The present and future of Niwot girls hurdles. Photo by Alan Versaw....

Among the athletes taking to the Longmont track in search of compelling efforts on Fr...

Before the rain came, there was some serious heat in the Pueblo Twilight 100. Photo b...

Hurdles in blue. Photo by Ashley Green....

Jordyn Colter and Paul Roberts posted huge season-best marks for Colorado last night....

Matt Dillon has been the often overlooked member of the Lyons distance group, but Lyo...

Tyler Molter nearly took a 110H win at Friday's La Junta Tiger Relays and made sure i...

Denver Christian's Kyler Schmitt elbowed out a little room in a very competitive 2A s...

For one day, Blake Yount and Paul Roberts were as close to dead even as it gets. Phot...

Eric Hamer finished the 8K Junior Men's course in 42nd place at 25:58. Photo by Kirby...

Paul Roberts writes from China, March 26:...

Last year's Longmont 3200 Elite field comes off of turn one. Some have graduated, two...

Silver Creek's Bronson Thomas-Garcia and Andrew King dominated the RE-1J 800. Photo b...

Get the power-packed recap from the record breaking weekend here...

Eric Hamer rounds the final turn before the finish with a Worlds qualifer in view. Ph...

Keep your finger on the pulse of HS T&F with this rundown of the weekend's top races ...

This year's conditions for the USA Cross Country Championships promise to be a lot wa...

You know all about Paul Roberts and Joel Such, but Zach Christiansen is a vital part ...

Riley Geldean and Maya Evans left a pair of serious impressions at Steinhauer Field H...

Eric Hamer gets a celebratory moment, hoisted by Coach Kelly Christensen. Contributed...

Paul Roberts overcame two years of regional disappointment with a big qualifying race...

Eric Hamer, Katie Rainsberger, and Paul Roberts carry Colorado's hopes to Portlan...

The lead group of Clinger, Jacklin, Collins, Hamer, Villarreal, and Roberts was still...

Riley Cooney's brilliant high school career will come to closure without an NXN a...

Carlos Villarreal blazes to an NXN berth with 14:55 runner-up finish at NXR-SW...

Championship boys race footage from the 2014 NXN Southwest Regional....

Cami Squires and Sammy Hollingsworth lead the American Fork charge midway through the...

For several of Colorado’s cross country programs, Saturday brings the moment of truth.

Paul Roberts, though running in Colorado's smallest classification, brings the be...

As important as a healthy Joel Such might be, Lyons will need more than that to win a...

After two straight years of being #2, Paul Roberts ran the fastest state time in any ...

Ryan Currie's last competition of the season was the UNM Lobo Invitational, but h...

Cerake Geberkidane retains the overall top time on the course, but Paul Roberts has t...

Lauren Gregory leads a group up Little Willis, but she would break the will of the gr...

Marcelo Laguera shares a few thoughts on his state title with Tim Hilt. Photo by Kare...

Jenna Anderson's gritty race under adversity sealed a state title for the Lyons g...

Paul Roberts of Lyons owned the best time of the day, but it was easily Palmer Ridge ...

Never count out the Fort Collins girls!  Led by 5A race champ US #11 Lauren Grego...

What makes this year's state meet potentially special for Karina Mann? Read on an...

Jack Plantz figures to be high on the 2A boys leaderboard come Saturday. Colorado Tra...

#XCBEAST boys performances from the October 18th weekend....

New uniform, fantastic late afternoon lighting, same old Rebekah Rairdon pressing the...

CeAnn Udovich's second-place finish at Castle View warranted a few second glances...

While the field strung out behind them, Ben Espinola and Joshua Joseph did a little m...

By the final stages of the race, the only thing left chasing Savanna Dalton was the s...

Sabine Lindler had two nice medal finishes on grinder courses in as many days this we...

Though pushed mercilessly by a pair of the best runners in the state, Lexi Reed and P...

We break down some of the top national individual boys risers and performers over the...

You know all about Ben Butler, but Isaac Holm is busy adding a little depth to the Sk...

US #9 ranked Katie Rainsberger of Air Academy (CO) improved upon her 18:09 win from ...

Though Zachary Alhamra would push the pace early, it was Paul Roberts who eventually ...

Wiggins' Maggie Allen, who enjoyed a strong season debut at the Cheyenne Mountain...

Sometimes that familiar voice inside your head isn't just inside your head....

Carly Volkmer was only momentarily delayed by the rain-slickened hill at the Central ...

Jack Plantz traded strides with Ben Butler deep into last year's state race. Ther...

Welcome to the Colorado Track XC preseason top ten list for boys cross country!...

The guy in the middle for Lyons will be taking his race to Western State this fall, b...

Luke Gilliland figures as the top guy for a rising Heritage Christian Academy team th...

You probably didn't have too much difficulty guessing that Cerake Geberkidane was...

Swink's Jerod Berg had his shot put working well for him when he needed it most. ...

A collection of favorite images of the state meet from Colorado Track XC photographer...

A gallery of favorite images from Colorado Track XC state meet photographer Jeff McCo...

The uniforms at the start of the 2A boys 200 tended toward the side of monochromatic....

Live results from the Colorado State Track & Field Championships this weekend in Lake...

Morgan Hartigan pitched a win for Paonia in the shot put with a throw of 39-10. Photo...

Taylor Alexander has already broken the 1A all-time pole vault record this season, he...

Andrew Walton takes a moment to revel in the thrill of winning the 1600. Photo by Ash...

For those who haven't yet discovered, Palmer Ridge has developed some exceptional...

After a couple years of stark domination by Lyons, suddenly 2A boys is a contest agai...

At the end of the 4x100, it was Longmont comfortably out in front. Photo by Ben Hersh...

Ryan Willis leaves a few hurdlers is his dust. Photo by Ben Hershelman....

Evidently, Lyons has achieved lifetime membership (whatever the lifetime of a high sc...

Isaac and Claire Green took turns setting 800 meter records at the Longmont Invitatio...

Isabelle Kennedy and Paul Roberts were the two runners who came up biggest at Saturda...

With memories of a wind-buffeted 1600 at Banana Belt still fresh on their minds, Conn...

Luke Duggan raced very well at state last year and returns as 1A's #2 ranked 1600...

Austin Schuler had Dane Myers for 380 meters, but Myers won the last 20. All photos b...

Dailyn Johnson's dance of the discus was doing well enough to destroy the competi...

If you guessed this young man as the 5A returning runner with the best 3200 time, you...

Last year, Jorden Jole and Gavin Liggett were battling for position in the field; thi...

As you think about potential new 2A state records this spring, Nico Forcatto is a tho...

Way back on August 29, I ran an article with the questions below. It's time to wr...

Cerake Geberkidane, Senior, Denver East - Colorado Track XC Runner of the Year. Photo...

Paul Roberts, Sophomore, Lyons - 2A Boys Runner of the Year. Photo by Alan Versaw....

Before the race closed up and before the lighting grew harsh. Photo by Paul Jaeger....

Sisters Natalie and Mae Anderson are an example of the most obvious key to success in...

Ever so briefly, Paul Roberts left the outcome of this race in doubt. Photo by Jeff M...

Custer County's Corey Lewenkamp has demonstrated an eagerness to mix it up with t...

Marcel Such glances back to check on the status of the pursuit while Matt Dillon, Pau...

Elise Cranny and Paul Roberts ran to big wins in their respective conference meets on...

I was almost dead certain that Mountain Range's colors were Columbia blue and bla...

At the midway point of the race Katie Rainsberger and Lauren Gregory were running sho...

It's always a sea of humanity when the TCA Titan Thunder winds back behind the st...

Until the last 150 meters, the gap between Paul Roberts and Zachary Alhamra never got...

One thing you can count on for the first half mile or so at St. Vrain is a mass of hu...

Cerake Geberkidane is on the short list of people likely to run fastest at state, but...

Trevor Dye and Chris Slade two guys you should expect to hear a lot from this fall. P...

They're (mostly) back this fall and just as dangerous as ever. Colorado Track XC ...

Meeker freshman Trenton Shelton turned more than a few heads this spring. Photo by Al...

This will be the fall that 2A must figure out how to deal with SkyView Academy and Be...

As the weeks of summer go, this one was a busy one for the running sports....

Jack Plantz was the "other" freshman in 2A last fall, making a name for himself on th...

John Broadhead became a serious force for Telluride in the jumps this year. He could ...

Kendall Horan leads a trio of all-staters (including Allyson Vasquez and Kathryn New)...

Yes, as a matter of fact, moving to the front will get you noticed....

Abi Grace McGee came over from Montrose and had a very nice state meet....

The sun set on Ryan Boucher's brilliant high school career with individual titles...

Hotchkiss's Cody Bartlett took the lead on lap one of the 800 and eventually wore...

Hurdler Matt Radich is one of the pieces of a fearsome Lyons track and field machine ...

Broomfield's Jordan Xiong has upset the established order of things in 4A sprinti...

ThunderRidge's Erin Bowers was one of several athletes enjoying a spectacular aft...

Trevor Benson is one of the reasons that prospects are looking brighter for Lutheran ...

Megan McCabe took over leadership of the state pole vault rankings on Thursday with a...

Eaton's Aimee Ledall pulls ahead of Silver Creek's Brooke Mallette and Erie&#...

Evergreen's Jackson Sayler was very close at the finish of last year's 4A sta...

As with any other year, there were several outstanding achievements in the sports of ...

Kirk Webb took it out hard on lap one and we all held our breath on lap two, waiting ...

Last spring, Yuma's Michael Howell was chasing the leaders in the 2A 400. It migh...

Did I hear you say you live for great individual match-ups? Your ship has come in!...

Marcel Such's third-place finish among returning runners was perhaps a bit oversh...

Our panel of coaches picks the top seven male cross country runners in Colorado for 2...

While Paul Roberts stole the spotlight, Wiliam Scoggins and Jake Erickson quietly enj...

Things get a little intense on the state meet starting line. Photo by Jeff McCoy....

It doesn't get much better than this. Photo by Karen McCoy....

All wrapped up in the finish banner, Paul Roberts claims what could be but the first ...

Can the Peak to Peak Black Cloud do something special on Saturday? Read on and find o...

Jake Erickson's quietly impressive season includes a win at the Doherty Spartan I...

It wasn't just that they won in their respective races this weekend, it was the k...

Several of the left. the race's top finishers can be identified at the front of t...

Ben Butler and Jack Plantz are two of a large group of freshman boys enjoying stellar...

Cerake Geberkidane is making a habit of leaving fields in his dust. This week it was ...

Mild-mannered Miriam Roberts trashed at course record at the St. Vrain Valley SD RE-1...

Joel Such may have to endure running in the shadow of Paul Roberts his entire high sc...

The day's races begin with Kiah Leonard in the lead. She would keep that lead....

Paul Roberts took it to a lot of upperclassmen from larger schools, winning his secon...

Elise Cranny tolerated some company early in the race but owned it outright later on....

Bridger Tomlin wins the battle with Mountain Vista's Blake Graf, but Graf's f...

Clayson Shumway awakens a few echoes out of Liberty's storied past by winning the...

As only a freshman last year, Jake Erickson finished eighth in the 2A state meet. Pho...

Jake Boesch is likely the best 2A cross country runner you've never before heard ...

Up until about mid way through the state race, 2A girls cross country was all about N...

Marcel Such ran 17:30 to finish sixth at this year's state meet as a sophomore. A...